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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Truth Is Often Hidden In "Plane" Sight

Come out of your comfort zone. Truth is often hidden from the masses and only those with eyes to see can see.

..."narrow is the gate and a hard road that leads to life,
and only a few find it."

Lies and deceptions are often so blatant that they who perpetrate them wave them before your eyes and attempt to redefine what you are seeing. For example: Did you think terrorists flying airplanes brought down the twin towers on 9-11?

What else in your belief system have you readily accepted as fact? Are you failing to see where the church is because of what you have been told is true? Are you just accepting what has been waved in your face since birth? Don't start with your conclusions and attempt to defend them. Start at the original source and work forward. "To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant"

2 comments:

I am concerned with something that you wrote on your blog recently. You stated that you believed that terrorists sending planes into the twin towers on 9/11 was all a lie! Surely, you are not going to start peddling some stupid conspiracy theory and blame either the Jews or the U.S Government. If so, please realize that such conspiracy theories do not help the cause of the Church in any way. If anything, it gives the enemies of God and Christ an excuse to reject the Church and to take sides with leftist ideologies and Islam, both of which go against Christ and the Scriptures as well as the teachings of the Church.

Please reconsider where you are going. If you wish to make a case for the Church by contrasting lies with truth, then peddling conspiracy theories are no way to do so. Focus on purifying yourself and the Church from leftist, humanistic nonsense and more on the teachings of the Scripture and the Fathers.

Timothy,Your concern is well taken, however, by way of clarification I did not state that I "believed that terrorists sending planes into the twin towers on 9/11 was all a lie!" as you stated. (I was a little more tactful than that). I did propose the question, however, and related it to people believing bodies of information just because it has been presented to them as fact. (Please reread my text that accompanies the video). I would hope that you would view the video, look at the facts (or "theories" if you prefer) and comment on the content first before making my decision to post it the main issue. I discern that you and I share the same disdain for left wing unreasoned conspiracy theories and such. If you will at least consider that commonality, it may cause you to understand that I do not propagate anything for the titillation alone and the decision to post the documentary was well reasoned and purposed. I come from an analytical mind and have spent most of my professional life in the media including a period as a news producer at a CBS affiliate. I have also worked for state government, have been a Conservative (right wing) Republican and at one point worked with and for Governor Mike Huckabee.

I am convinced that the 9/11 conspiracy that has caused harm is not one that is presented in this documentary but one that is exposed in this documentary.

If indeed this documentary I have posted is a 'stupid' conspiracy theory, then your suggestion that it may bring harm to the Church may have merit. If, on the other hand, the documentary exposes the spiritual principalities that have wrestled control of this government and the facts presented bare out how the masses have been deceived and that a great evil has been perpetrated, then it is our duty as the Church to exposes such darkness for the salvation of souls and the preparation of the Church for the tribulation to come.

I understand Australia has little to no gun rights. Did the prophets on that Continent not speak out with a loud voice to expose what the promoters of that initiative "conspired" to do? If they did not, then shame on them. Their silence harmed the people and the Churches of that nation, brought them one step further to humanistic, governmental domination and the assurance of continued erosion of liberties including religious liberties.

I so enjoy talking to you and hearing from you. Your letter on Obama was prophetic and a valid warning so I know you are no stranger to revealing deception in very provoking terms. I hope you will afford me a hearing on this matter and offer your opinion of the content of the documentary after having analyze its content thoroughly.

As to why the twin towers were brought down and who did it, I will leave to your determination, however, I believe the scientific, video, eye witness testimonies, and a gamut of evident material are conclusive that the buildings were brought down by planned detonation not by the planes. Building seven was intentionally "pulled" or brought down by demolition by the lease holder of the towers as verified by his own admission on video as you will see in the documentary.

When I have heard these "conspiracy" facts throughout the years I have had the same reaction that you had to my presentation of them. "Stupid, left wing, conspiracy freaks! Get a life!" I never anticipated that I would be on the other side of this matter. The fact is, I am convinced the "left wingers" are right on this one. ( I hate when that happens) May God open both of our eyes and allow us to see things that we can't see.

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BIO

JTO Blog Editor, Nathan Lee Lewis, has a BA in Radio, TV, Film from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a former news and talk show producer for a local CBS affiliate. He is an award-winning writer, having received a First Place Award for Radio Special Feature from Arkansas Associated Press. He is also the recipient of a Gold Addy from the American Advertising Federation given for Communication Excellence. He is the former Executive Producer of Rocky Top Pictures LLC, an independent film and television production company located in Nashville, Tennessee. Nathan is a certified Feature Film Producer, Line Producer, and Cinema Director through the Hollywood Film Institute. Prior to entering the Orthodox Church in 2005, he was a licenced and ordained Southern Baptist Minister and earned a B.A. in Religion/Pastoral Ministries from Quachita Baptist University. He subsequently completed one year of seminary at Saint Michael's Seminary (ICCEC). He has served on the clergy staff of seven churches. Since becoming Orthodox, he has served as a Reader in the Eastern Rite and a Cantor in the Western Rite. He and his wife, Xanthia, have been married for 38 years and have five daughters and seven grandchildren. Nathan is currently assisting a mission start-up in the Nashville area under Metropolitan Hillarian of the ROCOR. He has owned and independently operated the Journey To Orthodoxy Blog since 2006.